The main benefits of WEEE recycling include:
- Resource conservation: Electronic waste contains valuable materials such as metals, plastics, and rare earth elements that can be recovered and reused in the manufacturing of new products. Recycling these materials conserves natural resources and reduces the need for new mining and extraction activities.
- Environmental protection: Improper disposal of electronic waste can lead to environmental pollution, such as groundwater contamination from hazardous materials, and greenhouse gas emissions from incineration. Recycling WEEE helps reduce these environmental impacts by diverting waste from landfills and incinerators.
- Energy savings: Recycling WEEE requires less energy than mining and extracting new raw materials, helping you to and achieve huge carbon savings.
- Revenue generation: Realise the value of your end-of-life telecoms assets and increase profitability. Recovered materials from the WEEE recycling process, such as metals, plastics, and precious metals can be sold to manufacturers for use in new products. Furthermore, if we can refurbish and resell your equipment, we can generate additional revenue streams for you.
- Compliance with regulations: Many countries and regions have established regulations for WEEE recycling. Compliance with these regulations helps ensure that electronic waste is handled responsibly and prevents environmental and health risks associated with improper disposal. Our customer portal, i-TRAC, provides detailed reporting on your recycled telecoms assets.
- Peace of mind: our best practice approach minimises legal liabilities and risk from penalties and affords brand protection. We have all the relevant certifications and permits for the recovery, processing and transportation of electronics waste. Work with an EcoVadis corporate social responsibility (CSR) rated supplier.